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Karate Joe is a lonely martial artist who struggles with his training. He seems to be developing his own unique karate style which incorporates rhythm. He has a very emotional personality, which can be seen in his many facial expressions. At the martial arts competitions, the opponent reads all his tricks, and he can’t get results. Sometimes he goes to his master for advice, whose usual response is "You needed to focus on the basics."<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html</ref> | Karate Joe is a lonely martial artist who struggles with his training. He seems to be developing his own unique karate style which incorporates rhythm. He has a very emotional personality, which can be seen in his many facial expressions. At the martial arts competitions, the opponent reads all his tricks, and he can’t get results. Sometimes he goes to his master for advice, whose usual response is "You needed to focus on the basics."<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html</ref> | ||
Karate Joe has dreamed of being a soccer player even since he was a child, but his [[Father]] wanted him to master karate instead, and told him that he can't leave his house until he masters it. Even at 55<ref>"Résultat : à 55 ans, je vis toujours au sous-sol..." (The result: At 55, I still live in the basement...) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man|Karatéka]], ''Rhythm Paradise Megamix''</ref>, Karate Joe still lives in the basement. His [[Father]] also stole the ball that Joe had bought and used it as a punching bag<ref>"せっかく買ったボールは、取り上げられて、今やサンドバッグ代わりになっている。" (The ball I bought was stolen, and is now being used as a punching bag.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref>. [[Father]] is a master at karate, but not cooking. Occasionally he makes dinner anyway, such as one day when Karate Joe's mother was out of the house<ref>"母さんが外出した日に、一度だけ食べた父さんのナベ。" (Father's curry, which I only ate once on the day my mother went out.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man Returns!]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref>, and asks his son if he likes it. Joe has to lie and say that he likes it to make him feel good. [[Father]] got his son bombs to make him face his fears. At first, Joe thought they were fake, but then one exploded. He still vividly remembers his Father's face as he said "Are you surprised?"<ref>"「おどろいただろ？」という父さんの顔、今でもおぼえてる。" ("Are you surprised?" I still remember my father's face.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man Kicks!]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref> Karate Joe has no idea where his father got them from. [[Father]] keeps a bunch of barrels around, but Joe has no idea why. He asked multiple times, but was told that he can only know when he is stronger than his father. Karate Joe envies his Father's incredible vision that allows him to quickly tell the color of a light bulb and counter it. Joe also sees this as an explanation for how his Father can easily counter his attacks.<ref>"だから、オレのこうげきだって、カンタンにふせぐのさ。" (That's why it's so easy for him to counter my attacks, too.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man Senior]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref> | Karate Joe has dreamed of being a soccer player even since he was a child, but his [[Father]] wanted him to master karate instead, and told him that he can't leave his house until he masters it. Even at 55<ref>"Résultat : à 55 ans, je vis toujours au sous-sol..." (The result: At 55, I still live in the basement...) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karatéka]], ''Rhythm Paradise Megamix''</ref>, Karate Joe still lives in the basement. His [[Father]] also stole the ball that Joe had bought and used it as a punching bag<ref>"せっかく買ったボールは、取り上げられて、今やサンドバッグ代わりになっている。" (The ball I bought was stolen, and is now being used as a punching bag.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref>. [[Father]] is a master at karate, but not cooking. Occasionally he makes dinner anyway, such as one day when Karate Joe's mother was out of the house<ref>"母さんが外出した日に、一度だけ食べた父さんのナベ。" (Father's curry, which I only ate once on the day my mother went out.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man Returns!]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref>, and asks his son if he likes it. Joe has to lie and say that he likes it to make him feel good. [[Father]] got his son bombs to make him face his fears. At first, Joe thought they were fake, but then one exploded. He still vividly remembers his Father's face as he said "Are you surprised?"<ref>"「おどろいただろ？」という父さんの顔、今でもおぼえてる。" ("Are you surprised?" I still remember my father's face.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man Kicks!]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref> Karate Joe has no idea where his father got them from. [[Father]] keeps a bunch of barrels around, but Joe has no idea why. He asked multiple times, but was told that he can only know when he is stronger than his father. Karate Joe envies his Father's incredible vision that allows him to quickly tell the color of a light bulb and counter it. Joe also sees this as an explanation for how his Father can easily counter his attacks.<ref>"だから、オレのこうげきだって、カンタンにふせぐのさ。" (That's why it's so easy for him to counter my attacks, too.) ~ [[Rhythm Item]] description for [[Karate Man Senior]], ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus''</ref> | ||
===Other Appearances=== | ===Other Appearances=== | ||
In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', he appears in the first [[Rhythm Game]]. It involves the Flow gauge, which determines if he can punch hard objects such as rocks and bombs, which depends on how well the player is doing in the game. In [[Karateka 2]], he also has to contend with the ever changing tempo. In [[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]], the Flow gauge disappears, and Karate Joe is enveloped in shadow. He can now punch rocks no matter what. At the end, he returns to normal, making a weird face. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the Flow gauge mechanic was completely removed, the "Hit 2!", the light bulbs and bomb were replaced with other objects to conform to how the future games work. Karate Joe reappears in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade]] version of the game, with the same appearances, in addition to [[Karateka Tempo Up!|Karateka]] [[File:TempoUpExtra1.png|72px]], which is a sped up version of the original. Here, he is wearing boxing gloves and black boxing shorts, and is training for a boxing match. | In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', he appears in the first [[Rhythm Game]]. It involves the Flow gauge, which determines if he can punch hard objects such as rocks and bombs, which depends on how well the player is doing in the game. In [[Karateka 2]], he also has to contend with the ever changing tempo. In [[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]], the Flow gauge disappears, and Karate Joe is enveloped in shadow. He can now punch rocks no matter what. At the end, he returns to normal, making a weird face. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the Flow gauge mechanic was completely removed, the "Hit 2!", the light bulbs and bomb were replaced with other objects to conform to how the future games work. Karate Joe reappears in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade]] version of the game, with the same appearances, in addition to [[Karateka Tempo Up!|Karateka]] [[File:TempoUpExtra1.png|72px]], which is a sped up version of the original. Here, he is wearing boxing gloves and black boxing shorts, and is training for a boxing match. | ||
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It is unknown when these events occur in relation to the general story. | It is unknown when these events occur in relation to the general story. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*[[File:Karate Man Story icon.png|24px]] [[Karate Man]] | *[[File:Karate Man Story icon.png|24px]] [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]] | ||
*[[File:Karate Man 3DS icon.png|24px]] [[Karate Man Returns!]] | *[[File:Karate Man 3DS icon.png|24px]] [[Karate Man Returns!]] | ||
*[[File:1st_Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]] | *[[File:1st_Remix_icon.png|24px]] [[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]] | ||
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Karate Joe GBA artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' | Karate Joe GBA artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' | ||
Karate Joe.png|Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' | Karate Joe.png|Sprite from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' | ||
Karate_Joe_3DS.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' | Karate_Joe_3DS.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' | ||
Karate Joe M 2.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man Returns!]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' | Karate Joe M 2.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man Returns!]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' | ||
Karate Joe 3DS 3.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man Kicks!]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' | Karate Joe 3DS 3.png|Artwork for [[Karate Man Kicks!]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' | ||